Course overview

Discover how to give the illusion of reality to your paintings through observing tone. In this two day Masterclass students will be shown how to observe tone through various exercises, be introduced to a method of mixing colours tonally and paint a still life study in oil. Students will learn how to observe light by studying still life. Learn techniques of observing light to give your paintings a sense of distance, space and atmosphere. Learn to see what is there rather than what we know is there.

This 2 day oil painting workshop is students with some prior oil painting experience who would like to improve their painting skills.

Marie Mansfield has developed a strong reputation for her tonalist portrait, landscape and still life paintings. In 2016 she was a finalist in the Archibald Prize with her painting of fellow New Zealander Euan Macleod and her 2018 entry “The hyper-realist (Nick Stathopoulos) (artist)” is in the Salon des Refuses at the SH Ervin Gallery. Marie is a regular finalist in the Moran Prize, Portia Geach Memorial Award, Black Swan Portrait Prize and Mosman Art Prizes. Marie studied painting at the Julian Ashton Art School and post grad study in Painting at the National Art School.

_images selection of recent still life paintings by Marie Mansfield, Oil on Board _

Site Directions

Art Est. Art School is located in a light industrial estate at 67-69 Lords Road, Leichhardt. We have two venues: the main studios are in Unit 4 where painting, drawing and printmaking classes are held. The ceramics studio (clay work and pottery) is located in Unit 9, the first building on the right as you arrive. Art Est. student parking is the spaces directly outside Units 4 and 9. General visitor parking is also available opposite Unit 4 (under the trees). Tandem parking is in operation in the visitor parking, so please leave a note on your car if you park someone in for any length of time. There is plenty of unmetered on-street parking available.

It is important to remind you to only park in the signposted Art Est. spaces OR the general visitor parking. Please do not park in front of any other tenant’s premises. This includes loading dock next door as this is in use 24 hours/7 days by our neighbours.

Light Rail runs every 15 minutes from Central Station. Alight at ‘Marion’, cross over at the pedestrian crossing and it is a 6 minute walk by the canal path along ‘The Greenway’, then turn left at the pedestrian tunnel with the fish mosaics to reach Lords Road. Art Est. entry is via the second gate, 50 metres up the hill on the left.

Cycle

We’re perfectly positioned along the GreenWay near Hawthorne Canal at Lords Road, so you can walk or cycle here too.

Other Information

Wheelchair accessThere are no stairs and the entrance ramp can be negotiated with a wheelchair. Wheelchair access to the bathroom is possible.Please phone us to discuss any accessibility needs.